E (022100@1) Well, come on all of you big strong men
A (x02220@1) Uncle Sam needs your help, again
E (022100@1) He got himself in a terrible jam
A (x02220@1) Way down yonder in Vietnam
F#7 (242352@1) Put down your books and pick up a gun
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) We're gonna have a whole lotta fun
B7 (x21202@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
B7 (x21202@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
F#7 (242352@1) B7 (x21202@1) Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) whoopee! - we're all gonna die
E (022100@1) Now come on Wall Street, don't be slow
A (x02220@1) Why man, this's war a-go-go
E (022100@1) There's plenty good money to be made
A (x02220@1) Supplyin' the army with the tools of the trade
F#7 (242352@1) Just hope and pray that when they drop the bomb
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) They drop it on the Viet Cong
B7 (x21202@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
B7 (x21202@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
F# (244322@1) B7 (x21202@1) Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) whoopee! - we're all gonna die
E (022100@1) Now come on generals, let's move fast
A (x02220@1) Your big chance is here at last
E (022100@1) At night you go out and get those reds
A (x02220@1) Cause the only good commie is one that's dead
F#7 (242352@1)
You know that peace can only be won
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) When you blow 'em all to kingdom come
B7 (x21202@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
B7 (x21202@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
F#7 (242352@1) B7 (x21202@1) Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) whoopee! - we're all gonna die
*Interlude* (verse)
B7 (x21202@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
B7 (x21202@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
F#7 (242352@1) B7 (x21202@1) Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) whoopee! - we're all gonna die
E (022100@1) Now come on mothers throughout the land
A (x02220@1) Pack your boys off to Vietnam
E (022100@1) Come on fathers, don't hesitate
A (x02220@1) Send your sons off before it's too late
F#7 (242352@1) Be the first one on your block
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) To have your boy come home in a box
B7 (x21202@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) And it's 1 - 2 - 3, what are we fightin' for?
E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) Don't ask me I don't give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam
B7 (x21202@1) E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) And it's 5 - 6 - 7, open up the pearly gates
F#7 (242352@1) B7 (x21202@1) Well, there ain't no time to wonder why
E7 (020130@1) A (x02220@1) whoopee! - we're all gonna die...
